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81. A print of various small craft.
*A print of various small craft. A print of a variety of small craft, including 'South Seas whale fishery boat; Limehouse skiff; the Lambeth boat, hired by pleasuring parties; the...
82. Captain Bullock's safety beacon erected on Goodwin Sands.
*Captain Bullock's safety beacon erected on Goodwin Sands. This etching, taken from the 'Nautical Magazine', shows Captain Bullock's safety beacon being erected on Goodwin Sands, a notorious stretch of shoals...
83. Clipper ship Blackadder at sea with foremast and mainmast broken.
*Clipper ship Blackadder at sea with foremast and mainmast broken. The 'Blackadder' was built at the Greenwich yard of Maudslay, Sons & Field. This company also constructed another clipper, the 'Hallowe'en'. Both...
84. Distribution of the 'Nelson Medals' in the Painted Halls, Greenwich Hospital.
*Distribution of the 'Nelson Medals' in the Painted Halls, Greenwich Hospital. Boys and pensioners are lined up in the Painted Hall to receive the 'Nelson medals' in 1845. These were presented to every person who had been...
85. Daniel's life preserver.
*Daniel's life preserver. 'An exact representation of Mr F.C. Daniels Life Preserver with 14 lifeboats as exhibited on the 21 July 1806 passing through London Bridge to Gun...
86. Cooking.
*Cooking. The ship's cook is preparing dinner. Although he is plucking a fresh chicken, most meat used was preserved in barrels of salt. Hard biscuit was more...
87. Argonaut: reefing a sail.
*Argonaut: reefing a sail. Crewmen from the sailing ship 'Argonaut' are aloft reefing a sail in a storm. It was dangerous and unpleasant to go aloft in rough seas but necessary...
 
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